The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-15
CLOTHED In A RAINBOW.
UNIFORMS or ALL KINDS AND THE
wEARERs THEREoF.



soon IA he reaches the cgc of eighteen
years, wants to dress up in RID and gold.
The love oi the military IL not confined
To the girl who sang, Il Love the Mill
tary," hut Il Is dormant in every human
breast, and cven the descendants Of the
aforesaid monkey would like to follow in
the footsteps Of his illustrious ancestor il
| Mayor Hewitt would only rcscind his cruel
order.
when n company from the interior visits
the city il has u warming desire 10 march
down Broadway with its music playing its
loudcst. \ rural band can play from the
boulevard to the battery on one lungful of
air. The glory Of brass sits on their
shoulders, and the sun himself IL dazzlcd
by the brilliancy oi their apparel. 4 pri-
waite militiaman from Maine wears bigger
cpnulcts than the acknowledgement Of the
United States army.
II il Il comment ON the necklaces u( man
10 look nj the stock IN Grand street equip
mcnt store. II is KEPT by u philosopher
who wears n uniform with the stripes and
stars removed. In his store arc wooden
| soldiers nll ut parade rest, wearing uni
forms which would transform an army oi
| Italian garbage gnthcrcrs into u corps oi
acknowledgements. lie has u sword of old
Santa Anna, the dead Mexican, hanging
on the wall, and under IL the dashing uni
form that veteran wore, together with his
wooden leg, for which he has no further
Use. The owner Of all this martial array
has his price. lie will sell everything ! n
stock, even the memories ~ days VI old
when knights wcr, not ~ bold ~ a. ~
around without armor.
81 have noticed" sail this puryeyor of
blood-letting paraphcrnnlia, that the nat
uc Of the country has "a great deal to dO
with the style ~ the uniform. In the
mountains, where men grow hig. the mill.
tary fancy runs 10 o~ycrhnnging plrmcs,
nd stripes and even spurs. Thcn tx, or
mt least wis, n company Of Virginia Troops
at pcariSburg, Va, M top ~ the ALE
ghany mountains, that ordered spurp.
Come Ia find out, they wcrc an infantry
company on the roster Of the state, but uT
there in the mountains they wcr' cavalry,
The riding and shooting qualities Of the
south did good service Tor the Contcdcr
acy.
Down cnst there is u company in New
Hampshire about nixiy strong. The cap
tain, who tx u rich man, pays Tor uniform
and band. He IN n grat admircr III ia,
Prince III Wales, and ~ he chess tho
princes uniform, aud each soldier IL ~
g%orgcously attircd In md M the Queen
wi son. Then this captain wanted 4,
take the company to England and have b
reviewed by Wales himself, and ~ lac en-
tered into correspondence with the British
foreign office, and at laHt accounts WINS still
corresponding. The company nsontl,
went through New York on liz way to III,
Philadelphia celebration, and | rccpgniu'r
my uniforms.
"As Ia cusi, uniforms vary IN much IN
in design. | can III up "a little German
band OF six pieces iur SO aud make then
look altogether too neat iur the gultrr
That down-cns c%nmpany'z uniform cr
S2,OoO or thcrunhuuip.
The drum major IL tile most unI
r mental CREATURE in ia" world, and u pea
: coax will fold his tail when onc passts h,
That is a fact, ~ ! have noticed in half
dnzrD instances. The drum major IL a
, gold from his chin Ia his hccls. Ills boa
J skin TX of the lTsl henr o~btiinablc, an
even the strap that fisiens under his chi
is costly. Jim Fisk'slnm nnjOr %nciunll
wore diamonds. Fish took n pardOnnbl
pride in trimming mp that drum major
and woT plnin gnu,s himsclf ~ that th
; major could CRAFTY hisiastc.'
, Just ~ the uniform merchant, was abou
tn describe the lngrCry ~ u Spmcna'
county N. j. company, who should rom
In but the qunricrnisirr oi that company
carrying u hat box, two feet high, lpr
which lac drew forth u love of u soldier
hat, with a rel, white aud blue pumpnn
and the letters ~. j." branded In gol,
on n rd background. Gold lace glishc
/, frpin all sides.
"Thc uniform il all right Eiid III
quutcfmNtcr, but the boys don't lk
the hat. It's hardly striking enough
! Now. II You could put something morr q
II We would lay clear over those OccA
: county fcllows.'
ENcusing himself, the dealer IN wurlik
warlruhcH rrachel iur the highest work ,
art In the shop. II combined the bcauiit
= 81 the discarded hat and added lcaturvr {,
il own. II norcrsary u false mustacll
went with each hat. aud, ~ the Jcnsc
company seemed Ia lack fncml ornament
. this annex wa artcptcd. The hat hn
really no back, bui had two fronts, ~ Tia
\ r~Isciaiun upuld not tell whether III
f. troops wcrr advancing ~ rctraiing. III
uuartcrmnster took away one at the,
\ priucz. promising a. order u full C0mIan
set should II prove ~ acceptable tO III
W w ~" w W
We never lws Hrurtumcr, said III
Grand sirot man ~ The donr closed u,
hind the Jersey bHgdicr. I'VE have a
= kinds of uniforms, fmm the Seventh rp
mcnt ~ the gaudy style YOU Just saw. u.
v fore the State NJ New York uniformed d
! the regiments In the regular nriny biz
y clothes and helmets, We often got the D.
ni supplying one ~ The regiments. Tia
WIS what " known NJ n HnnI, Now n
BOylans below here m the same street :
u the State tailoring John Z. lloylnn IN
J. captain IN the Twelfth regiment.
'Still, you have the country 10 drI
FROM"
we have, and II u y great and gluriol
r. country. The martial irNor IN sirpI
y among ~, even IN these peaceful time
h The grand army men were gypd curlOn'
l, I'LL the rcady-mnde clothing men went IN
the business In the south We du u 90,
trade. Nearly every little court.houso
the south supports 4 company, mud
a. would bc M amusing sight ~ Scc y dor
or ~ ~ these companies mnrrh dow
Broadway. II would bc q surprise
everybody In town hut me"
Il Collecting his statistical thoughts, Il
4 uniform maker suddenly fired this broa
= side.
|" New York trpoI= wear the biggest N
< NETS.
= New Jersey troops call Tor good-siD
~ shoes.
Philadclphin's military Ia made up
/ larper men than New York.
New England runs 10 diversity ~ cob
!, The south still sticks Ia liz grny, wi
4 ~. trimmings generally.
- Tie west is fond u gold lace and b,
!, skins.
/, 10 my mind the Old Guard. Of n,
" York, has the finest military uniform.
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